List of banks in Nigeria
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This is a list of commercial bank
s in Nigeria
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
s in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
- Access BankAccess BankAccess Bank Plc., commonly known as Access Bank, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. The bank is one of the leading financial services providers in Nigeria, with an asset base in excess of US$4.8 billion, as of May 2009.-Locations:...
- Acquired Intercontinental BankIntercontinental BankIntercontinental Bank Plc., commonly referred to as Intercontinental Bank, but often simply called Intercontinental, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. It is one of the twenty-four commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country's banking regulator.-Overview:Intercontinental... - CitibankCitibankCitibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
- Diamond BankDiamond BankDiamond Bank Plc., whose complete name is Diamond Bank Nigeria Plc., but is commonly referred to as Diamond Bank, is a full-service International Bank based in Nigeria. It is one of the twenty-five licensed commercial banks in the country....
- Ecobank NigeriaEcobankEcobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc., is a pan-African banking group with a presence in more African countries than any other bank...
- Acquired Oceanic BankOceanic bankOceanic Bank International, commonly referred to as Oceanic Bank, is a bank in Nigeria. Oceanic provides individual, commercial and corporate banking services. -History:... - Enterprise Bank LimitedSpring BankSpring Bank Plc., also referred to as Spring Bank, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. It is one of the twenty-six commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country's banking regulator.-Overview:...
- Formerly Spring BankSpring BankSpring Bank Plc., also referred to as Spring Bank, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. It is one of the twenty-six commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country's banking regulator.-Overview:... - Fidelity Bank NigeriaFidelity Bank NigeriaFidelity Bank Nigeria , also known as Fidelity Bank Plc., is a commercial bank in Nigeria.-Overview:Fidelity Bank Plc. is a large financial services provider in Nigeria...
- First Bank of NigeriaFirst Bank of NigeriaFirst Bank of Nigeria is a Nigerian bank and financial services firm.First Bank traces its ancestry back to the first major financial institution founded in Nigeria; hence the name. The current chairman is Dr. Ayoola Oba Otudeko, OFR...
- First City Monument Bank - Acquired FinBankFinBankFinBank Plc., also referred to as Finbank, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. It is one of the twenty-five commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country's banking regulator.-Overview:...
- Keystone Bank LimitedBank PHBBank PHB , formerly known as Platinum Habib Bank, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. The bank is the fifth largest financial services provider in Nigeria. The bank's assets are valued in excess of US$6 billion.-Bank PHB Group:...
- Formerly Bank PHBBank PHBBank PHB , formerly known as Platinum Habib Bank, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. The bank is the fifth largest financial services provider in Nigeria. The bank's assets are valued in excess of US$6 billion.-Bank PHB Group:... - Guaranty Trust BankGuaranty Trust BankGuaranty Trust Bank plc also known as GTB or GT Bank is the third biggest, but most profitable bank in Nigeria based in Victoria Island, Lagos.- History :Registered on January 17, 1990 by Central Bank of Nigeria....
- MainStreet Bank LimitedAfribankAfribank Nigeria PLC is a commercial banking, real estate and insurance broker based in Lagos, Nigeria. It was established by French investors in 1959 under the name Banque Internationale pour l'Afrique Occidentale...
- Formerly AfribankAfribankAfribank Nigeria PLC is a commercial banking, real estate and insurance broker based in Lagos, Nigeria. It was established by French investors in 1959 under the name Banque Internationale pour l'Afrique Occidentale... - Skye BankSkye BankSkye Bank Plc., commonly known as Skye Bank, is a commercial bank based in Nigeria. It is one of the twenty-six commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country's banking regulator.-Overview:...
- Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria LimitedStanbic BankStanbic Bank is a division of Standard Bank, a member of the Standard Bank Group, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.-Overview:Standard Bank trades under the name Stanbic Bank in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and...
- Standard Chartered BankStandard Chartered BankStandard Chartered PLC is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with operations in more than seventy countries...
- Sterling BankSterling Bank (Nigeria)Sterling Bank Nigeria Plc. , also known as Sterling Bank , and as Sterling Bank Plc., but is commonly referred to as Sterling Bank, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator.-History:Sterling Bank Plc....
- Acquired Equitorial Trust BankEquitorial Trust BankEquitorial Trust Bank Plc. , commonly referred to as Equitorial Bank, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. It is one of the twenty-six commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria , the country's banking regulator.-Overview:... - Union Bank of NigeriaUnion Bank of NigeriaUnion Bank of Nigeria Plc., commonly known as Union Bank of Nigeria, is a commercial bank in Nigeria.-Overview:Union Bank is a large commercial bank, serving individuals, small and medium-sized companies, as well as large corporations and organizations...
- Owned By African Capital Alliance Consortium - United Bank for AfricaUnited Bank for AfricaUnited Bank for Africa Plc is a public limited company incorporated in Nigeria in 1961 and headquartered in Lagos. It is one of Africa’s leading financial institutions offering universal banking to more than 7 million customers across 750 branches in 19 African countries and a presence in New...
- Unity Bank Plc.Unity Bank (Nigeria)Unity Bank , also known as Unity Bank Plc., is a commercial bank in Nigeria.-History:In January 2006, nine financial institutions with expertise in corporate banking, retail banking, as well as investment banking, came together to form Unity Bank Plc.-Overview:Unity Bank is a large financial...
- Wema BankWema BankWema Bank Plc, commonly known as Wema Bank, is Nigeria's most resilient and the longest surviving indigenous commercial bank.-History:The bank was established in 1945, as a private limited liability company. It was granted a commercial banking license and commenced banking activities during the...
- Zenith BankZenith BankZenith Bank Plc. is a Nigerian bank based in Victoria Island, Lagos. As of November 2007, it is the largest company in the country and in all of West Africa, with total assets of 2.1 billion dollars according to the banks advertisement in CNN...